How big an issue is weight?
Maybe I'm a stickler for weight, but given four facts: 1: The insurance company knows my make/model/year of TT. 2: The make/model has the dry/wet weight easily cross referenced. 3: The insuran...
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ctilsie242 wrote:
My scenario is not bad -- I have quite a safety factor between wet rig weight and tow capacity. However, I do agree with you about the truck part. A one ton would be nicer in general, just because I can buy a TC for it. However, I do see a lot of overweight rigs in my neck of the woods (for example, 35 foot toy haulers that have to weigh at least 12-15k fully loaded pulled by a half ton.)
I just wonder in the cases of overloading and something happens, how often claims get tossed because of too little truck and too much trailer.
Your thread could easily and perhaps more appropriately have been entitled: "How big an issue is safety?"
You seem to be taking comfort in your TV's "tow capacity". Be advised that is as worthless, meaningless and dangerous a statistic as "Dry weight'. You will always run out of TV payload long before you even get close to the BS "Tow Capacity".
My F-150 had an 8,600# tow capacity but my 5,600# TT brought me to within 100# of available payload. There is no way I could have ever safely/legally towed an 8,600# TT.
Yes we all see lots of folks with obviously overloaded rigs. They put all of us along with themselves at risk and most of the time they get away with it. If something goes horribly wrong rest assured the investigating LEO's and the insurance company that is on the hook for major damages will be looking closely at your rig's weight.
You would probably never see a cell but in a civil suit explaining why you were {presumably knowingly}, well over your limits is going to be a very uncomfortable conversation.
:C
